Greetings, 818 readers! Today is Wednesday, April 30. Weather for the Glendale area is expected to reach a high of 96 and a low of 65.
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- Firefighters contained a small brush fire Tuesday afternoon before it...

Gusty winds, low humidity and expected high temperatures Wednesday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning from Ventura to Orange counties.
The conditions were considered a “high fire weather concern," the weather service...

Flames from a burning car sparked a half-acre brush fire near the Foothill (210) Freeway and Sunland Boulevard Monday afternoon, fire officials said.
The brush fire was reported at 1:39 p.m. and it took 47 firefighters about 30 minutes to put it out,...

Southern California is in for another spring warm-up.
Temperatures in the 80s and 90s, along with gusty northeasterly Santa Ana winds, are expected to hit the region Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The wind, warm weather and dry...

One male suspect is in custody after a small brush fire broke out Friday afternoon south of the Glendale Sports Complex, authorities report.
An initial call came in to the California Highway Patrol at 12:55 p.m. of a fire east of the Glendale (2) Freeway.
The first-alarm fire was transferred to the Glendale Fire Department, which responded alongside the Los Angeles County Fire Department with two county hand crews and air support on the scene, according to Glendale Fire Chief Harold Scoggins.
The...

A 38-year-old transient was arrested shortly after allegedly igniting a small brush fire in the hills above the Glendale Sports Complex on Friday, police said.
Arriving firefighters crossed paths with Marlon Mejialopez, who was handed over to police and confessed to starting the fire, said Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz.
The 30-foot-by-30-foot blaze was reported in the hills above the sports facility and below Camino San Rafael at 12:55 p.m., Lorenz said.
Eighty-two firefighters worked to...

Police are looking for three men suspected of starting a fire in the hills above Brand Park Library in June that burned 150 acres and took three days to extinguish.
The blaze, reported around 12:30 p.m. on June 22, prompted the rescue of three hikers, according to fire officials. No homes or structures were threatened, but several trails had to be closed off as roughly 200 firefighters worked the flames.
Witness statements during a follow-up investigation revealed the brush fire may have been an act...

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Update: A brush fire burning in the hills north of Glendale is about 40% contained, fire officials said late Monday afternoon.
PHOTOS: Brush fire at Brand Park in Glendale
On Sunday evening, firefighters thought the fire above Brand Park would be fully contained by Monday morning, said Dan Bell, community relations coordinator for the city of Glendale.
There were approximately 100 ground fire personnel Monday morning, he said, though there were as many as 180 firefighters battling the blaze during...

Japanese clothing chain UNIQLO will open a store at the Glendale Galleria in the next few months as part of an expansion into Southern California.
Known for its affordable casual wear, the brand is expected to be moving on Sept. 26 into the 9,000-square-foot space near Target that was formerly occupied by Forever 21.
Christina Riojas, the mall’s marketing manager, said shoppers have often requested having a UNIQLO in the shopping mall because of its affordability and fashions for adult men and...

A brush fire that’s been burning in the hills above Brand Park since Sunday was 60% contained by Tuesday morning, mainly because some of the flames are in hard-to-reach areas, fire officials said.
Rported at its height as a 150-acre fire, the blaze was slightly downgraded to 126 acres, said Deputy Chief Greg Fish of the Glendale Fire Department.
PHOTOS: Firefighters continue battling Brand Park fire
About 200 firefighters remain on the ground battling the flames, which aren’t spreading...

Firefighters have nearly extinguished a brush fire burning in the hills above Brand Library Park since Sunday, with officials saying Tuesday evening that the conflagration is 90% contained.
Glendale Fire Deputy Chief Greg Fish said fighting the 126-acre fire — at one point estimated to be 150-acres — was a struggle due to steep, rugged terrain. No homes or structures were damaged, through four firefighters suffered minor injuries, including two hit by falling rocks.
PHOTOS: Brush fire breaks...